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PARADISE LOST, MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES Members Join Forces In VALLENFYRE

Century Media Records has revealed more details about its latest signing, the U.K. death metal band VALLENFYRE. The group is the brainchild of Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, and features members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM. VALLENFYRE just released the "De...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Taps Former BLOODSIMPLE Drummer For 'Diabolical' Video Shoot

Due to scheduling conflicts, SINGLE BULLET THEORY touring drummer Adam Sagan (ex-INTO ETERNITY) will not be able to take part in the September 17 video shoot for the band's new song "Diabolical". Filling in during the shoot will be Chris Hamilton (BLOODSIMPLE, DOWNSET, MEDICATION). The "Diabolical"...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: Complete 'Live Over Europe' DVD Details Revealed

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the English-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER),will release...

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GOD SEED To Release 'Live At Wacken' DVD And CD In October

GOD SEED the Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal) will release a concert DVD, "Live At Wacken", in Europe on October 21 and in North America on October 25 via Indie Recordings. The set will include f...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Performs With DEFTONES In Helsinki (Video)

CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho joined DEFTONES on stage last night (Tuesday, August 30) at Circus in Helsinki, Finland to perform the song "Root". Fan-filmed video footage his appearance can be seen below. DEFTONES recently began laying the groundwork for its seventh studio release...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: 'Live Over Europe' DVD/Blu-Ray Trailer Available

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION the Anglo-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) will release its...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Signs New Deal With SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has extended its deal with Jeff Waters for the music publishing/administration rights to at least eight ANNIHLATOR CDs. This extension comes after the successful partnership of Sony/ATV and ANNIHILATOR's 2007 deal for the 2007 ANNIHILATOR release titled "Metal" as well as o...

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NIGHTWISH Announces Album, Movie Title Change

In order to "avoid mix-ups" with various things named "Imaginarium", the title of the upcoming album and the movie from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has been changed to "Imaginaerum". NIGHTWISH recently inked a new European deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's new album, "Ima...

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QUEENSRCHE Guitarist To Appear At 'Whip Ale' Event

QUEENSRCHE guitarist Michael "Whip" Wilton will appear at a Whip Ale event on Saturday, September 3 at Finaghty's Irish Pub and Restaurant located in the heart of scenic Snoqualmie Ridge in Snoqualmie, Washington starting at 9:00 p.m. Rumor has it a few of Michael's friends from QUEENSRCHE will be o...

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Guitarist ORIANTHI To Join ALICE COOPER

Alice Cooper announced today that eminent guitar prodigy Orianthi will join his band, replacing departing guitarist Damon Johnson, for the next leg of his 2011 "No More Mr. Nice Guy" world tour starting September 22 in Auckland, New Zealand. Currently in progress, the tour hits ninety plus cities, c...

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METALLICA's Collaboration With LOU REED: More Details Revealed

In what is sure to be one of the most talked-about alliances of the year, New York king of avant-rock Lou Reed has teamed up with best-selling hard rock band METALLICA to record a brand-new album, entitled "Lulu", which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on November 1, 2011. The album was co-p...

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DIRGE WITHIN: New Tour Webisode Posted Online

The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from DIRGE WITHIN's U.S. tour with KITTIE and DIAMOND PLATE can be seen below. DIRGE WITHIN's new digital EP, "Absolution", was made available on August 16. The three-song effort gives fans a taste of what's to come from the band...

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AIRBOURNE Guitarist Talks Next Album, Supporting IRON MAIDEN In New Video Interview

The official U.K. fan site of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE recently conducted an interview with the band's guitarist, Dave Roads. During the chat, which can be seen below, Roads talks about recording AIRBOURNE's forthcoming third studio album, supporting IRON MAIDEN on the U.K. leg of the "Fina...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Announces North American Tour

Fresh off the 2011 Warped Tour and armed with what the U.K.'s Metal Hammer called the band's "most ferocious release to date," rising metalcore darlings THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA announce "Dead Throne Tour: North America 2011", the first North American leg of the band's 2011 - 2012 worldwide tour. The 3...

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The Story Of The 'Big Four': 'Am I Evil?'

Revolver magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX for a special issue devoted to the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal. This section recounts how it came to be that all of the bands perform "Am I Evil?" onstage together at "Big Four" concerts, beginning at their So...